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  • Cover of Malazan
    MalazanUniverse

    universe · 36 books · 1999

    Epic fantasy.

    “Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Gardens of the Moon →

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    includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Night of Knives, Path to Ascendancy, Witness Trilogy

  • Cover of World of Ice and Fire
    World of Ice and FireUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Epic fantasy and fantasy.

    “Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Game of Thrones →

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    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

  • Cover of The Circle of the World
    The Circle of the WorldUniverse

    universe · 29 books · 2006

    Grimdark and fantasy.

    “What sets it apart is the honesty of its cynicism — close, sardonic points of view, gallows humour, and a flat refusal to let anyone stay clean.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Blade Itself →

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    includes The First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness

  • Cover of Night Angel
    Night AngelUniverse

    universe · 6 books · 2008

    Fantasy, about assassins.

    “There are killers, and then there are wetboys — and the difference is that a wetboy never misses, because the magic in his blood will not let him.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Way of Shadows →

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    includes The Kylar Chronicles

  • Cover of The Broken Empire
    The Broken EmpireUniverse

    universe · 27 books · 2011

    Grimdark.

    “What looks like sword-and-castle medievalism is the ash of our own age, and the magic is only physics that learned to listen.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Prince of Fools →

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    includes The Red Queen's War

  • Cover of Witches Steeped in Gold
    Witches Steeped in GoldSeries

    series · 2 books · 2021

    Fantasy, about witches and enemies to lovers.

    Start with Witches Steeped in Gold →

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